friends advising you not to travel

What a question….sound familiar? How often have you heard this comment after excitedly announcing your decision to travel to a certain destination? It seems that as soon as you make plans to visit somewhere then things start to happen: a bombing, an earthquake, or the local populace going on strike. And of course the media is all over whatever sensational news there might be. That’s how they make their living!

Well, having been in that position more than once, here is how the conversation usually goes: